diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ext/Activity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ext/Activity.kt
index 6626f36b5c..b78fad924a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ext/Activity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ext/Activity.kt
@@ -156,23 +156,6 @@ private fun Activity.openDefaultBrowserSumoPage(
     }
 }
 
-/**
- * Checks for the presence of an activity before starting it. In case it's not present,
- * [onActivityNotPresent] is invoked, preventing ActivityNotFoundException from being thrown.
- * This is useful when navigating to external activities like device permission settings,
- * notification settings, default app settings, etc.
- *
- * @param intent The Intent of the activity to resolve and start.
- * @param onActivityNotPresent Invoked when the activity to handle the intent is not present.
- */
-inline fun Activity.startExternalActivitySafe(intent: Intent, onActivityNotPresent: () -> Unit) {
-    if (intent.resolveActivity(packageManager) != null) {
-        startActivity(intent)
-    } else {
-        onActivityNotPresent()
-    }
-}
-
 /**
  * Sets the icon for the back (up) navigation button.
  * @param icon The resource id of the icon.
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ext/Context.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ext/Context.kt
index 8afb8b7273..edfc37ff12 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ext/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ext/Context.kt
@@ -88,9 +88,13 @@ val Context.accessibilityManager: AccessibilityManager get() =
     getSystemService(Context.ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE) as AccessibilityManager
 
 /**
- * Used to navigate to system notifications settings for app
+ * Used to navigate to system notifications settings for app.
+ *
+ * @param onError Invoked when the activity described by the intent is not present on the device.
  */
-fun Context.navigateToNotificationsSettings() {
+fun Context.navigateToNotificationsSettings(
+    onError: () -> Unit,
+) {
     val intent = Intent()
     intent.let {
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
@@ -102,7 +106,24 @@ fun Context.navigateToNotificationsSettings() {
             it.putExtra("app_uid", this.applicationInfo.uid)
         }
     }
-    startActivity(intent)
+    startExternalActivitySafe(intent, onError)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks for the presence of an activity before starting it. In case it's not present,
+ * [onActivityNotPresent] is invoked, preventing ActivityNotFoundException from being thrown.
+ * This is useful when navigating to external activities like device permission settings,
+ * notification settings, default app settings, etc.
+ *
+ * @param intent The Intent of the activity to resolve and start.
+ * @param onActivityNotPresent Invoked when the activity to handle the intent is not present.
+ */
+inline fun Context.startExternalActivitySafe(intent: Intent, onActivityNotPresent: () -> Unit) {
+    if (intent.resolveActivity(packageManager) != null) {
+        startActivity(intent)
+    } else {
+        onActivityNotPresent()
+    }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/SettingsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/SettingsFragment.kt
index a13938bc03..6615b907c2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/SettingsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/SettingsFragment.kt
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ class SettingsFragment : PreferenceFragmentCompat() {
                 SettingsFragmentDirections.actionSettingsFragmentToDeleteBrowsingDataOnQuitFragment()
             }
             resources.getString(R.string.pref_key_notifications) -> {
-                context?.navigateToNotificationsSettings()
+                context?.navigateToNotificationsSettings {}
                 null
             }
             resources.getString(R.string.pref_key_customize) -> {